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Should I apply for a job while I'm pregnant?

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I?d like to work part time to meet new people and make extra money. I'm 21 weeks and starting to show. Will a company even look at me seriously? Should I just wait it out and start interviewing after my pregnancy?

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I am in the same dilemma, however I am 12 weeks and in a job that is horrible. I have heard that you reveal your pregnancy once the offer for the job has been made. That way, once you accept the job offer you are being up front and honest.

I am currently 21 weeks pregnant and start my new job in a week. I hid my little belly while I was interviewing in order to get the position I knew I was qualified for. My best friends works in HR for a large Corporation. SHe is familiar with the legal ins and outs. So I called her for advice on the subjuect. She said not to tell the employer for a few reasons. One is that they DONT want to know. Because is becomes their liability. If there are 2 similar applicants and one is pregnant and one is not and the one who is not is hired there can be lawsuits etc. And the second reason is because truly it is nobobys business but your own. She advised me to take the job and after I am comfortable with my manager to let him know my due date and my plans for maternity leave and return.
I had no choice but to get a fulltime position. This is my second pregnancy and Ive been a stay at home (w/ some pt work) for 2 years and My husband & I can no long afford this. Pregnant women NEED to work too. If i went around telling the employers I was pregnant I probably still be looking for a job.
The only thing thats making me nervous now is that I was able to hide the fact I was pregnant during the interview process by wearing some loose fitting materity clothing. But when I start in a week there will be no hiding the fact. So there should be no surprise when I announce my due date to my manager. Im just not sure what they will be thinking about it until I do so. But like I said... I needed a job and I needed the money.

i kept my first pregnancy a secret and was hired on at 6 months pregnant. there weren't any problems with this. you aren't required to reveal this information. however...i am 30 weeks pregnant and i am required to do a work search in order to get unemployment. i have went to 2 interviews and neither one hired. of course, they'll find 'other' reason not to hire. but there are some that will hire. good luck.

I am 17 weeks and just got a job a week ago. I did not disclose my pregnancy during the interview but plan to inform my manager in a few more weeks. Interviews are about capabilities to do the job and that is what I discussed.

I, like Nikki, am a college student. I was working on finishing my degree in Finance when I found out I was pregnant. I applied for full time positions in the fall. And just received an offer I can't refuse. I decided not to tell them about my pregnancy, because #1 it has no effect on the job that I will do and #2 it's not something that I wanted to be judged on. It is possible but you have to be willing to deal with the stress.

I am currently in search for a job myself...I recently left a job I had been with or quite sometime for better opportunities...I am 23 wks pregnant and I have found that employers are not concerned about the pregnancy and these are full-time great paying jobs...An employer can't discriminate against you because your pregnant and if you are qualified for the position there shouldn't be any issues...I work with a recruiter and she doesn't even divulge that I am pregnant....She says that it is up to me to tell them...I do and I have received a great response...It's scary telling an employer but in my experience so far, it has actually helped me..I think I am close to getting this great job, I am the only one they decided to bring back for the second interview, keep your fingers crossed for me!!! Good luck ladies and don't be discouraged.

I dont think it is smart to apply for a job while being pregnant. I say this because if you are a serious and hard worker employers will not see all of this hard work while you are pregnant. I actually am going through an acceptance stage with this. I was going on interviews until I stopped and realized that I cant give them my all. They may see me as a slacker cause I know I am not performing at my best. if you have a lot to offer. They will see it when your are back to work after having the baby. No need stressing while you are pregnant. Also some jobs have a probationary period. If you happen to miss days for appoinments or even having the baby there may be trouble.

I went back to my old job and the problem is that I only have experience working in hospitals. I recently applied to work with Kaiser and let the tech know that I was 5 weeks pregnant. He gave me a TB skin test, which is required for the job anyway. I did not return for fear that getting the second round after getting the first read would harm the baby, plus I know I cannot get a chest x-ray. Now that I have gone back to working at my old job they won't give me a tb test because of the risk to the baby in the first trimester. Do I need to be worried? I just had a test done with Kaiser and I'm only 6 weeks.

Hi, I'm 10 weeks pregnant and had to quit my job of three years due to the fact that my supervisor started putting extreme stress on me from the time I told them I was pregnant. The only reason I told them so early on is because of my age I am considered high risk and had alot of appointments that I couldn't do after work. To top it off I have a 3 year old son that just started day care and I also needed to take time to help him adjust to his new situation.
I now have no health insurance and can not continue to see my doctor, I dont see how I can come up with next months rent, and my appointments and morning sickness (which is so bad it mad me late for work various times) make me hesitate to find new work.
I dont know what to do at all myself.

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